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FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IN PRIMARY CARE SPORT MEDICINE

The University of Alberta Glen Sather Sport Medicine Clinic offers fellowship training in primary care sport medicine. We have the ability to accommodate 2 fellows each year. This is a funded, 1-year program, beginning in July of each year.  If the fellow chooses, the Fellowship may be extended to accommodate completion of a Master’s Degree Program at the University of Alberta.  The fellow will gain extensive clinical experience through one-on-one teaching with the primary care sport medicine physicians and the orthopaedic surgeons in the clinic. The Fellow provides the primary surgical assistance to Dr. David C. Reid, thus allowing the Fellow to view the surgical pathology of the clinical problems seen during the fellowship year. The Fellow is given a graded responsibility for the care of the University of Alberta varsity team athletes, and will take an active role as the team physician for the Golden Bears Hockey Team.

The Fellowship places emphasis on the development of sound clinical judgment and treatment skills for the primary care physician. Research is considered an important part of the education of a sport medicine physician, and the fellow is expected to conduct a research project during the year. At the conclusion of the fellowship, the fellow is eligible to sit the  Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine Diploma in Sport Medicine Examination.

For more information on the Fellowship Program at the Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic, contact Dr. Connie Lebrun, Clinical Director, at: clebrun@sports.ualberta.ca .

To apply for the Fellowship, please complete the Application Form and mail to the Clinic to the attention of Dr. Connie Lebrun.

FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IN MANIPULATIVE AND SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY

The Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic wishes to be a leader in the advancement of specialized practice in physical therapy, offering an eighteen (18) month Fellowship that supports the candidate being concurrently enrolled in the Masters of Clinical Science (MScCl) in Manipulative Therapy program offered by the University of Western Ontario (UWO).  Leave to attend UWO will be granted during the course of the Fellowship. 

The Clinic sets the following goals for the Fellowship Candidate.

• Achievement of Part B Manipulative Therapy Certification or equivalent
• Requisite hours of field exposure as required by the Sports Physiotherapy Division (Certificate/Diploma Program)
• Completion of an interdisciplinary research project (in partnership with the Clinic's Primary Care Sport Medicine Fellow)

The Fellowship Candidate will be provided opportunity:

• to practice under clinical mentorship of therapists certified to practice manipulative therapy and sports therapy
• to work in "field"/sport setting with therapists certified in athletic/sports therapy
• for collaborative practice with the Clinic's orthopaedic surgeons, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, primary care and sport medicine physicians
• to earn income on a fee for service basis 2 - 3 days per week
• for financial support to support tuition fees associated with enrollment in the Masters of Clinical Science (MClSc) in Manipulative Therapy at UWO.

Pre-requisites:

• Eligible for licensure with the College of Physical Therapists of Alberta
• Acceptance to the 2010-11 MClSc in Manipulative Therapy at UWO (deadline for application - March 1, 2010) 
• Level I Sports Physiotherapy Canada Candidate

Application Deadline: March 31, 2010. Submit the form (see bottom of page) either by mail or fax or electronically by email.

For further information, contact Heather Bredy, Physical Therapy Fellowship Coordinator at: heather.bredy@ualberta.ca

Links

• Fellowship Application Form - Manipulative and Sports Physical Therapy
• College of Physical Therapists of Alberta
• Fellowship Application Form - Primary Care Sport Medicine